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Payment and Waiver Information

Methods of Payment

Court fees are required at the time of filing a bankruptcy petition. Payment may be in the form of a bank cashier's check, a U.S. Postal money order, or a personal check made payable to: Clerk, United States Bankruptcy Court, or cash. If payment is by cash, exact change is required. Personal checks will not be accepted from debtors or debtors in possession.

CM/ECF Payments

It is mandatory for all CM/ECF filers to pay, via the use of a credit or debit card, for all fees related to bankruptcy filings. Upon completion of filing your case or documents you will be prompted to Pay Now or Pay Later.Pay Now
Selecting Pay Now takes you to http://www.pay.gov where you may make secure electronic payments directly from your bank account or debit/credit card. After completing your transaction, you will receive confirmation of payment.

Pay Later
Allows you 24 hours to pay your account in full. This allows you to pay all charges incurred for the day in one payment.

Note: If you do not pay within the 24 hours, the system will automatically lock you out of the CM/ECF filing screens. At that point you will only see the "Utility" menu, allowing you to pay for charges. Once charges have been paid, the system will automatically unlock your account for filing.

Filing Fee Installments

To pay voluntary petition fees in installments, see Petition Fee Installment Payments for Individuals Only in the Bankruptcy Fee Schedule. Local Rule 1006 requires a minimum payment to be made within 30 days after filing the petition. The
number of installments shall not exceed four, and the final installment payment must be made within
120 days of filing the petition, or the case will be set for a dismissal hearing.